Jan 17 2013
By CRAIG ALANIZ Reporter/Photographer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Laguna Madre Humane Society had a productive year in 2012. LMHS President Beth Fedigan said in 2012 they opened a Spay/Neuter Clinic in Port Isabel that has performed over 400 surgeries since July. Fedigan said LMHS treated 20 dogs for heartworms that would have otherwise been euthanized. She said …
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Jan 17 2013
By CRAIG ALANIZ Reporter/Photographer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com Port Isabel residents are crying foul, claiming they were victims of a scam out of Brownsville. Leo Villareal said he was interested in taking dance classes with his family but could not find a studio that was convenient for him. He said he was referred by a friend to a …
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Jan 17 2013
Special to the PRESS Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson is calling on volunteers for the 17th Annual Winter Texan Beach Cleanup Friday, Feb. 8, at Edwin Atwood Park on Access Road 5 off Highway 100. Registration will be held with coffee and donuts available at 8:30 a.m. The cleanup begins at 9 a.m. and lasts …
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Jan 17 2013
Special to the PRESS Partly sunny skies, mild temperatures and a record attendance marked the 29th Annual Longest Causeway Run – Fitness Walk on Saturday. The 10k event drew nearly 5,000 participants from all over the Rio Grande Valley, South Texas and northern Mexico. The following are the top finishers in the male and female …
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Jan 12 2013
Thousands participated in the 29th Annual Causeway Run/Walk on Saturday, Jan. 12. Shown are various scenes from the event, including a sea of humanity making its way from Port Isabel to South Padre Island over the Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway. (Staff photos by Ray Quiroga) Tweet
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Jan 10 2013
By CRAIG ALANIZ South Padre Parade press@portisabelsouthpadre.com The 29th Annual Longest Causeway Run and Fitness Walk is set for Saturday, January 12, and beginning at 10 a.m. at the Port Isabel Community Center on Yturria St. Over 3,000 participants have already registered with an expected 2,000 more to be added by the end of the …
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Jan 10 2013
By DEBRA WINGER Special to the PRESS “One day, when I was free diving, resting on the bottom of the bay near Catalina Island off the coast of California, I looked up at the sun’s rays reflecting rainbow colors on the fish swimming above me. I wished that I could stay longer, I felt peaceful, …
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Jan 10 2013
By CRAIG ALANIZ Reporter/Photographer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com The contract between Cameron County and the City of South Padre Island for beach patrol at the county parks was cancelled last Wednesday at the Commissioners’ Court. Fire Chief Burney Baskett said the contract enabled the city to extend their beach patrol through to the county parks. He said summer …
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Jan 10 2013
Special to the PRESS Mexican national Pedro Morales-Hidalgo, 43, has pleaded guilty to failing to heave to a Coast Guard vessel, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced along with Rear Admiral Roy Nash, Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District. “Vessel operators failing to ‘heave to’ for an at-sea boarding put themselves and nearby vessels at great …
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Jan 10 2013
Special to the PRESS The City of South Padre Island (SPI) invites the public to a Town Hall meeting on Monday, January 28, 2013 at 5:30 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn (7010 Padre Boulevard) to present the Convention Centre Renovation and Expansion Project. SPI Mayor Robert N. Pinkerton, Jr. says the public’s support is …
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